January 5, 2003Bo, Hope and John catch Tony lurking outside of Tuscany, and then they hear
Kates screams. Back inside Tuscany, Kate walks out of the kitchen covered in
blood! Celeste realizes this is just like her vision. Tony has been brought
inside by Bo and the others at this point. Bo orders Tony to be cuffed, and some
others to search the grounds. John asks Kate if she is hurt, and Bonnie thinks
the blood is just from the cake. Kate says it is Roman, and she points to the
kitchen. John , Bo, Hope, Marlena and Sami head into the kitchen, and John sees
a pool of blood under the table. He lifts the table cloth up and reveals
Romans body covered in blood! Everyone gasps at the grizly scene. Lexie looks
over Roman's body and begins examining some of his wounds. Lexie says Roman died
only a short time ago. Tek is on the scene as well, and Lexie finds the bride
and groom decoration from the cake stuffed in Romans mouth.

Back out in the main part of the restaurant, Bo lunges at Tony and says hell
have his head! Everyone pulls Bo off of Tony, and Hope tells him that if he
kills Tony than he is no better than him. Shawn says Uncle Roman wouldnt want
him to do this. Bo knows Shawn is right, and that Roman would tell him to trust
the system and let it work. Bo says the system let him down again, Tony got out
on jail and murdered his brother because the system failed. Tony is missing a
cufflink, which proves Tony has been here long enough to kill Roman. Tek says
that Roman was killed with a single edged blade, and then a cop finds a samurai
sword in the bushes outside. LExie lashes out at Tony and tells him that he is
not human. She wishes she would have caught onto him earlier because she would
have been able to stop him from killing so many people. Celeste pulls Lexie away
and tries to calm her down. Hope tells Lexie not to waste her anger and energy
on Tony. Celeste says other people need her help now. Lexie goes to get her
medical bag, and Bo and Hope go to be with Grandpa Shawn.

Marlena comforts a devastated Sami. Sami says she had so many things to say to
Roman, and she needs him so much. She asks her mom what they will do without
him?
John goes over to Marlena and Sami, and Sami lashes out at John and tells him to
leave them alone. She tells John that she knows he is glad Roman is dead, and
she wants him to admit that he wanted Roman gone. John tries to say that's not
true, but Sami won't let him talk and tells John that he lives to see her
suffer, and she tells everyone to leave her alone and runs off. MArlena tells
John to leave her alone because there is no way she will accept help from him
now. Marlena then walks away from John.

Chloe is in shock and tells Brady that she knew this was going on, but it
didnt seem possible. Brady comforts Chloe as Nicole watches. Nicole tells
Victor that shes been studying some faces here, and some people arent too
upset by Roman's death. Nicole and Victor flash back to Nicole burning the
evidence against her, and Nicole tells Victor that she saved both of their
asses, so he has to do something for her. Victor asks what she wants. Nicole
says she wants to know how soon they can get out of here. Later, Victor sees
everyone blaming Tony for the murder, and he tells Nicole that she got a break
tonight. Brady shows up and asks a break from whatt? Nicole says Victor just
meant that there is a murder she isnt a suspect in. BRady tells her that Tony
had no motive to kill Collin, but Victor says Collin was a Brady and that is
reason enough. Nicole asks Brady if he can find out if they can leave, since
they arent suspects. Brady says that isnt up to him, and he walks off.
Victor tells Nicole to show a little more compassion, but Nicole says that would
make her look suspicious. Nicole says she is happy Roman is dead, and she knows
he is too.

Kate is in denial about what has happened, and she thinks Roman will be okay.
She says they will take Roman to the hospital and everything will be okay. Lucas
and Phillip are with Kate and try and help her deal with what is going on. Chloe
offers to help Phillip with his mom if she can, but he says there isnt, but
thanks.

MEanwhile, Grandpa Shawn goes into a frenzy and collapses! Hope calls for Lexie,
and Lexie rushes to him. She asks if he is in pain, and he says no. Shawn says
he just cant breath. Lexie says he is just hyperventilating, and Shawn will
be all right. Bo asks him how he feels, and Shawn says he feels like a foolish
old man. Bo tells him not to feel that way, and not to scare them again because
they need him. Meanwhile, Rex lashes out at Tony. He says he has been watching
him, and he probably wouldnt care if the old man (ie Shawn BRady) died. Rex
asks why he did it? Why did he kill his sister and his father? Tony tells Rex
that the is smarter than that, think like the person the DiMeras created and not
like a Brady. Rex says his father was a Brady, and he killed him! Rex then walks
away from Tony.

Tek returns with the tapes from the wedding videographer. He tells Bo and John
that he'll look over them to see if Tony was on any of them. Meanwhile,
Lexie wants to give Kate a sedative, but Lucas says he gave her some brandy
earlier. LExie tells Kate to go home and rest, but she refuses to leave without
Roman.

Elsewhere, Nicole thinks Victor wished Shawn Brady had a heart attack when
Caroline was alive because then he could move in on the widow. Victor calls her
a heartless bitch! Nicole says she doesnt have to take this, and tries to
leave, only to be told by a cop she cant leave without John or Bos okay.
Nicole asks Victor to get them out of here, so Victor asks Bo if he and Nicole
can leave. Bo says they can. Victor tells Bo that he is sorry for his loss, and
then he tells Kate he is sorry for her loss and to call if there is anything he
can do for her.

Later, Brady, Chloe, Mickey and Bonnie are all cleared to leave by John. Bonnie
tells Mickey that she doesnt want to go home because Conner is at a
sleepover, so she doesnt want to be alone after this awful murder. Mickey
invites her to come home with him, so she accepts. Meanwhile, Brady and Chloe
tell Shawn and Belle that they are heading out. Brady asks about Marlena, but
Belle says Sami is the one she is really worried about. Belle feels this could
finally throw Sami off the deep-end.

Marlena finds Sami crying in the bathroom at Tuscany. Marlena tells Sami that
she shouldnt be alone now, and she shouldnt hide her feelings. Sami tells
Marlena that she wont, and that this is her and Johns fault! Sami cries
that no one would listen to her when she said this would happen. Sami cries that
her father is dead, he is gone forever, he will never call her peanut again.
Sami says shell never get to show him that things would work out with
Brandon, and hell never be there for any special moments with Will. Sami
tells her mom that it is all her fault. Sami throws the bouquet at Marlena and
she runs off. Samis words echo in Marlenas head, and she throws the
bouquet Sami shoved in her face in the garbage.

Sami storms through Tuscany and lashes out at Tony for doing this to her. John
tells her not to do this, but she tells John to back off. Sami lashes out at
Tony and says she thought there was some good in him, but she was wrong. Marlena
shows up and slaps Tony and tells him that he always said he wasnt his father
and he was right, he is worse than Stefano. John tries to be there for Marlena,
but she pushes him away and storms off. Sami tells John that it is obvious
Marlena doesnt want him! Belle ends up upset when she sees her mom push her
dad away. Marlena offers Sami a drink to calm her down, but Sami tells her not
to try and help her. John tells Marlena that perhaps she and Sami should go
home. Marlena tells John not to tell her what to do, it is his fault that Roman
is dead! He says this is not his fault, but she says it is because he made her
accept this marriage to Kate. He says she can't be serious, she can't really
think she would have been able to stop Roman from marrying Kate if she told him
she didn't approve. Marlena says he played on her guilt and made her accept this
wedding. Sami says that it is too late for her parents to get back together, but
at least her mom now knows what an evil bustard John is. John tells Marlena not
to listen to her, but Marlena says she listened to him and now her husband is
dead!

Meanwhile, Tek tells Bo and Hope that there is no sign of Tony on the tape, and
if they cant get evidence to link Tony to the murder then . . .Bo says they
will get the evidence, they will prove that Tony killed his mother and his
brother.

Rex comes over to check on Grandpa Shawn. Shawn hugs Rex, and a puzzled Rex asks
why he did that? Shawn says he is Romans son, and his grandson. Shawn tells
Rex that he is much a Brady as any of his children and grandchildren are, and he
loves him for that and always will. Later, Rex cries to Mimi that for the first
time he knows what it is like to have a family, to feel unconditional love. He
says he never got to know his father, and now he never will.

Elsewhere, Lexie asks Celeste if this is over? Celeste says she sees nothing
else, and she hopes this nightmare is over. Celeste confronts Tony and asks if
he did this? Tony never answers her.

Kate is trying to clean herself up and says Roman is going to want to be leaving
soon, so she can't look like this. Phillip and Lucas continue to worry about
her. Meanwhile, Sami, Marlena and John all still arguing. Suddenly, Romans
body is brought out on a gernie. Sami bursts into tears, and John holds Marlena
back and says he is not her husband anymore. Kate finally realizes Roman is dead
when she sees his body. She tells him that she loves him, and that they were
supposed to start a life together today. Kate says she doesnt know how she is
going to say goodbye to him, and she breaks down. Bo pulls her away from Roman,
and Romans body is taken off. Bo orders Tony to be taken away. As Tony is
dragged off, he yells that it isnt over and that Roman wont be the last to
die.

At Mickeys house, Mickey walks into his bedroom and finds Bonnie is in the
bathroom taking a shower. He tells Bonnie that he brought her some pajamas and
will leave them on the bed for her. Mickey goes to leave, only to stop when he
sees at a photo of Maggie. Bonnie comes out in a towel, and she says she
didnt know he was still here. He is embarrassed, but she says it is not like
she is naked. Bonnie says she feels better now that she got all the blood off of
her, but she doesnt want to go home to her empty house. Mickey tells her to
stay here in his bed. Bonnie is confused, but Mickey says the guest room is too
cluttered with paint supplies, so hell sleep in there. She says that is so
gentlemanly of her. She says if she needs anything shell just whistle,
shell put her lips together and blow. Mickey says hell see her in the
morning, and she says shell have breakfast waiting.

Brady and Chloe go back to the mansion, and Brady is down in the dumps. Chloe
knows he is upset because he had a history with Roman. She says they just have
to live life like today is all they have. Brady tells Chloe that he cant
believe he ever let her go. They tell one another how much they love the other
and then they kiss. Brady and Chloe make love, and later discuss the murder.
Brady says Tony must be the guilty party because he doesnt know anyone else
more twisted and consumed with hate. An eavesdropping Nicole overhears this and
says "evil is in the eye of the beholder Brady, and nothing will stop me
from getting what I want!

Tuesday

January 6, 2003At the Police Station, Bo looks at a picture of Roman and cant believe
hes burying another family member. Hope tells him that she knows nothing she
can say can make him feel better. She says Tony is locked up now, and even
though it wont bring back the people they love, he wont take anymore. Bo
says Tony said more people would die, but Hope says he is just being arrogant.
Hope says he will be convicted, but Bo says he will kill Tony before he gets a
chance to be convicted! Hope tells Bo not to do this. Bo says DiMera doesnt
deserve to live. Hope says that is up to God, and that is what Caroline would
tell him. She also tells him to think what his brother would tell him. Bo says
Roman wasnt just his brother; he was his friend and conscious. Suddenly, Bo
gets a call from the commissioner and is asked to take over as acting commander.
Bo asks to get back to him after he thinks about it and talks to his wife about
it. Bo tells Hope that he cant take his brothers place. Hope asks Bo that
if Roman and Abe could talk to him, what does he think their advice would be? Bo
says they would tell him to stop whining, get the job done, and make Salem a
safe place again. Bo looks at the picture of Roman and he says he wont let
him down, hell see this through to honor him and the people he loves. Bo
calls the commissioner back and accepts the position. Later, Bo finds a file
Roman was keeping on him. Bo reads through the file and exclaims What the
hell! Bo says Roman had a whole file on him since he began on the force, and
Roman praised Bos work, in spite of his attitude problem.

At the Kiriakis mansion, Nicole is looking like hell. She goes to get a drink
and sees blood on her hand. The blood vanishes, and she pours herself a drink.
Victor notices her hands are trembling, and he asks if she killed Roman tonight
the same way she killed Collin last New Years Eve? Nicole says she wouldnt
tell him even if she did. She reminds him that he covered for Collins murder,
so he should be down on his knees thanking her for what she did tonight. Victor
asks her what she did? Nicole tells Victor that shes putting him on notice;
she always gets what she wants so dont stand in her way!

At Tuscany, Sami lashes out at Kate. Sami says Kate knew this would happen if
she married her dad, yet she did it anyways. Sami suggests Kate just married
Roman to get her hands on his pension. Lucas tells Sami to leave his mother
alone because she just lost her husband. Sami says her mom is the one who lost
her husband, the love of her life, and now her parents will never get back
together. Lucas refuses to let Sami do this, and he drags her off and lectures
her. Meanwhile, Phillip tells Kate not to let Sami get to her. Kate tells
Phillip about the promise she made to Roman to try and make peace with Sami, and
to treat her like a daughter. She says she said yes because she thought hed
be there with her to help, but now she doesnt know how to honor her promise
to Roman.

Meanwhile, Marlena tells John that whatever he was going to say, dont.
Marlena says she needs to call Carrie and Eric. John says he will do that, but
she says she needs to because they are her family. Elsewhere, Belle feels bad
that her mom is blaming her dad for Romans death. As Belle is rambling, she
notices Shawn is hurting. She says she is sorry and asks how he is. Shawn leans
on Belle and says his family is being destroyed one by one. Later, Belle goes to
her dad and asks him to make everything okay with mom. John says he doesnt
think everything will be okay with her mom. Belle asks her dad if he and Marlena
will break up over this? John doesnt know, so Belle tells him that Mrs. Brady
would tell them right now they need to do all they can to hold onto the ones
they love. Marlena returns, and she says that she couldnt get a hold of Eric.
Belle asks her mom to stop for a minute, but MArlena says Eric needs to know
that his father is dead. Belle talks Marlena about what is going on and she
tells her that they are a family and need to stick together. When she talks
about Shawns uncle Roman, Marlena says Roman is not just Shawns uncle, he
is her husband. Belle says John is her husband, and they are her family. Marlena
walks off, and Sami lashes out at Belle and tells her that her father ruined her
family, and he turned their mother into a whore. John tells Sami to shut the
hell up, but she says her father is dead because of him. Later, Sami and Marlena
both lean on one another for support. John and Marlena then leave together.
Outside of Tuscany, John tells Marlena that they have to talk; they cant let
this thing split them up. Marlena says this is not a thing, her husband was
murdered. She says they had children together. John says he is her husband, and
he is the father of her children too. She says this is not the time for petty
jealousy, and she walks off. Sami tells John that she hopes her mother leaves
him before Celestes vision comes true! She tells him to stay away from her
mother, and she runs.

Elsewhere at Tuscany, Mimi talks to Rex and says shes sorry he lost another
family member, but at least now it is over. Celeste says it isnt, Tony was
right to say more would die. Mimi asks Celeste who she thinks is next. We never
hear Celestes answer. The next we see them, Mimi is saying she wants to take
Rex home, but he says he wants to talk to Kate first. He goes off to talk to
Kate, and Shawn comes over and talks to Mimi. Mimi tells him that Celeste is
still predicting gloom and doom. Shawn asks what Celeste is saying now? As he
asks, Celeste looks at them and says there is so much pain in their future.
Shawn once again asks what Celeste said because he says she has been right all
along, so they need to start listening to her? Once again, we dont hear her
premonition

Rex goes to see Kate, who has changed into a new dress, and is wearing Romans
gift. Rex talks to Kate and tells her that the gift Roman gave her is beautiful.
She says it is a Brady heirloom and he wanted her to have it. He says that is
only right because she is a Brady now. Kate says so is he. As they talk, Lucas
and Phillip ask if Rex is giving her a hard time. Kate says no. She says they
are all her sons, and she wants them to all get along. Kate tells Rex that
shes sorry he never got a chance to know his father because she feels he is a
lot like him. She tells Rex that if he needs anything to call her. Kate leaves
with Lucas and Phillip, and Mimi asks Rex what Kate said? Rex tells her, and he
says she treated him like a mother would. Mimi is happy for him, and she decides
to take Rex home. Mimi tells Shawn that shell be staying with Rex tonight,
and Shawn says hell stay with Belle. Belle and Shawn decide to head back to
Belles place.

Celeste watches the police bag the samurai sword as evidence. She sneaks around
Tuscany and looks at the evidence when the police leave. She sees the sword and
the killers mask. Celeste ends up opening the evidence bag, and a light
shines out of it and into her face. Celeste puts on gloves, and she takes out
the mask. She puts the mask on and begins to see Romans attack through the
killers eyes. Celeste realizes that Tony is not the killer, and they have
arrested the wrong person. She says more lives will be taken!

Lucas and Phillip take Kate back to Romans place, which has been decorated
for their wedding night by Roman. Lucas and Phillip both offer to stay here with
her. Kate tells Lucas that Will will need him tonight, and Lucas realizes she is
right. Phillip stays with Kate, who tells him that life is so unpredictable and
they cant waste a moment. Kate says her love is gone forever, but Chloe is
still alive and she knows Phillip still loves her. Phillip says she loves Brady
now, and hell never let her go. Kate tells him never say never. She tells
Phillip not to be left with nothing, to go after his love.

At Samis place, Sami is in bed crying her eyes out while Will makes her some
warm milk and takes care of her. Sami thinks she should be taking care of him,
not the other way around. Will says she has had a hard day. Sami tells him so
has he, he lost his grandfather. Sami promises Will that she will never leave
him, he will always have her. He cries that she better not because he needs her.
Will stays with Sami as she sleeps, and later Lucas shows up and checks on them.
Will tells Lucas that mom needs him, and he begs his dad to help her. Lucas says
he will. Lucas tells Will to go to bed and get some sleep. Sami cries for her
dad in her sleep, and Lucas wakes her up. Lucas tells Sami that Will is worried
about her and asked him to make sure she was okay. Sami thanks Lucas, and she
cries that she is scared to be alone. She asks Lucas to stay with her tonight.
Lucas gets into bed with Sami, and Sami cries on his chest as he holds her. She
says her dad is gone and shell never be able to tell him how sorry she is for
the horrible things she said. Lucas tells her to cry and let it all out.

We see a woman dressed all in black in an apartment, and she looks at a photo of
Belle and Shawn. The woman turns out to be Jan, who stole the key to Belles
place before Christmas. Jan says Belle cant give Shawn what he needs, not
like she can. Jan gets undressed, and then puts on the negligee that Shawn
bought for Belle for Christmas. Jan says she can wait till Shawn sees her in
this, and she begins playing with her hair. Jan hides in the closet when Shawn
and Belle come home. Belle says she looked for the negligee he gave her to wear,
but she couldnt find it. Shawn gets up to get the tea kettle when it
whistles, and Belle shouts out Shawn look! Jan panics as she thinks
shes been caught, but Belle only discovered the photo of them, which has been
smashed. She wonders who could have done this. Shawn says the wind probably
knocked it over. Belle just thinks this is a sign, and she worries that they
could be next. She fears that tonight could be the last chance for them to be
together. She asks Shawn to make love to her. Shawn tells Belle that he knows
she is scared, but they will have a future together, no one can stop that. In
the closet, Jan smiles. Shawn tells Belle that it will be okay, but Belle says
her dad cant even promise her that, so neither can he. She says there is no
way to know the future. Jan tells herself that she knows the future, and Belle
wont like it.

At Rexs place, Mimi is worried about Belle, but says she is with Shawn and he
is taking care of her. She asks Rex how he is doing? Rex says he is confused. He
says he hated Roman, but Roman turned out to be a good guy. He says he loved
Tony, and he turned out to be a murderer. Rex says that people always seem to be
leaving him. Mimi says she will never leave him, and shell do anything for
him. He asks her to make him forget, and they make love.

At the penthouse, John tells Marlena that he loves her. She doesnt say
anything back to him. John says he knows how broken up she is over Romans
death, but Tony is responsible for his death .Marlena says Roman is dead because
he married Kate, and she could have persuaded him to wait but she listened to
him. John says she really does blame him, even though it doesnt make sense,
but Roman is gone and she will never forgive him will she? John tells her that
he knows she blames him, so just say it. Marlena says if he knows, she doesnt
need to say it. John asks her if she wants him to move out? Later we see John
with his bags packed. Marlena is crying over a box of things, and John asks her
if she is sure this is what she wants? Marlena says it is. John says he was
hoping when she saw his bags were packed that this would be the last thing she
would want. Marlena says she needs time to think, and she cant do that with
him here. Marlena sass this is what she wants, so John leaves. Marlena looks at
a photo of Roman and wonders why he had to die.

Wednesday

January 7, 2004At the loft, Jan spies on a sleeping Shawn and Belle. Shawn wakes up and
looks around the apartment. He gets out of Belles bed and heads into the
bathroom, where he finds Jan in the shower. Jan tells Shawn that shes been
waiting for him. Belle wakes up and finds Shawn gone, and she hears the shower
running. She heads into the bathroom only to catch Shawn and Jan in the shower.
She exclaims What in the . . ! Of course it was all a fantasy of Jans.
Jan is still spying on Shawn and Belle, and Shawn wakes up for real this time.
Belle wakes up too, and she asks him what is wrong. He says nothing. He says
hes going to get a glass of water and for her to go back to sleep. Belle goes
backs to sleep, and Shawn heads to the living room. He looks around and could
have sworn someone was watching him. Jan makes a noise from her hiding place,
and Belle shows up and asks him if something is wrong? He says he heard a noise,
and it must be the radiator again. Shawn and Belle discuss the events of last
night. Shawn says it still doesnt feel real. Belle is worried about her
parents, but Shawn says her mom loves her dad and she doesnt need to worry.
Belle cant help but feel Shawn is worried about something else. She thinks
hes worried about her and how she acted last night. Belle says she knows if
they made love it would have been a mistake. As they talk about waiting, Jan
cracks jokes about Belle. Later, as Belle and Shawn dress, Jan sneaks out. Shawn
tells Belle she should go see her parents and put her mind at ease about what is
going on with them. She says that is a good idea. Shawn leaves, and Belle ends
up finding her negligee on the floor. She wonders why its on the floor?
Meanwhile, Shawn continues to be stalked by Jan as he is leaving the building.

Kate is in bed crying, when Roman suddenly tells her not to cry. She looks over
and sees Roman in bed with her. She asks if it is really him? He asks where else
would he be after his wedding night. Kate tells him that she had the most awful
dream, and she says she dreamt that he was murdered. She asks Roman to promise
her that she wont lose him. Roman says that he loves her so much, he is right
here, he has her in his arms, and he is very much alive. Kate says the dream
just seemed so real. Roman says what is real is that he loves her and will never
leave her. As they go to make love, Kate wakes up from her dream. Kate cries
that he cant be gone because he promised her that theyd be together
forever. Kate says eternity is all that is left for them now, and she knows what
she has to do.

At the penthouse, John shows up to see Marlena. He rings the doorbell before
coming in. Marlena opens the door and cries Oh my gosh youve come back!
Marlena and John look at one another for awhile, and John asks if she is okay.
Marlena says she didnt sleep very well. John says she looked happy to see
him. She says she was surprised that was all. John says he packed in such a
hurry that he forgot some things. Marlena asks why he didnt just use his key?
He says she made it clear she needed time alone. MArlena tells him to get what
he needs. John was hoping they could talk, but Marlena says nothing has changed.
Marlena says she was going to go to church and pray for Roman. John asks her not
to push him away, but she says she has to go to church and pray for her husband.
MArlena then runs upstairs.

Kate and MArlena run into one another at church. Kate says it seems like they
both had the same idea. Kate says she talked to the funeral director about the
Brady burial plot, more precisely Romans burial plot and the one next to his.
She tells MArlena that her name is still on that plot, she needs her permission
to transfer that plot over to her. Marlena tells Kate that she was only married
to Roman for a few hours, whereas she was married to him for years and has
children with him. Kate says she had children with him too, but Marlena says
what they had was stolen DNA! Kate says that is true, they did have a lot stolen
from her. However, she says she is Romans wife, and when the time comes she
wants to rest beside her husband. Marlena says she will think about it. Kate
says there is nothing to think about, Marlena is married to John and should be
with him when the time comes. Marlena says she doesnt know how she feels
about that anymore. Kate cant believe this is happening. She tells Marlena
not to lose her husband over this. Kate wonders what is going on with MArlena.
Marlena says she knows she could have stopped Romans death and his marriage
to her if she had tried. Kate says Roman marrying her had nothing to do with his
death, and that he was killed because he was a cop and a target. Kate says she
is Mrs. Roman Brady, and no one can take that from her. Kate asks Marlena why
she thinks she is still Romans wife? Marlena says she married Roman here in
this church, and she thought that marriage would last forever. She says if she
hadnt let him go than all this pain would not be happening. Kate says she
doesnt know that, but Marlena says she believes it. Kate tells her that they
both have too many people counting on them to let this come between them. She
says they should go check on Will, Sami and Lucas. Marlena agrees to come with
her, but she doesnt want Kate to upset or hurt Sami. Kate says she wont,
and she tells Marlena that her last promise to Roman was to try and get along
with and look after Sami like a daughter. Marlena says she will look after Sami!
Kate knows that, and she tells MArlena that she is worried Sami may try and use
Lucas to destroy her.

At Samis place, Sami and Lucas wake up in one anothers arms. Lucas goes to
kiss her, but she stops him. She wonders what he is doing, and she says that
thing touching her better not be what she thinks it is! It ends up just
being a hot water bottle. She asks why this is in the bed? Lucas says she was
crying and shivering last night, so he thought it would comfort her. Sami tells
Lucas how her dad was so important to her, how he was the only one to support
her no matter what she did. As she continues to cry about her dad, she ends up
wondering what Lucas is doing in bed with his shirt off. Lucas says he got hot
last night so he took off his PJs. Sami thinks he is naked under there, but he
has boxers on. He says he remembered she got a laugh out of his last pair, so he
wore some more (these ones are chili pepper boxers). Sami suddenly remembers
Will, but Lucas says he went over to a friends this morning. Lucas says Will
wants them to spend time together, to be closer, and to be alone. Lucas crawls
on the bed up to Sami and tells her that hes going to give her something she
needs, so she should relax and close her eyes, and wait for the surprise! The
surprise turns out to be breakfast in bed. She is pleasantly surprised, and she
says this is just how her dad used to make her breakfast. He says he didnt
mean to upset her, he just wanted to do something nice. Sami wonders what will
happen to her? Lucas says she will grieve, but she will be okay. He tells her
that she has a lot of people around her who care about her. She says oh yeah,
who? He names those who care about her, and includes himself. Sami admits that
he can be sweet when he wants to be. Lucas says hes damn sweet, and shes
lucky to have him. Lucas says she might not like him as a person, but he is a
good father. He also says Will needs both of his parents in his life, and he
asks if she wants to call a truce? Sami wonders what he is trying to pull, and
then accuses him of trying to use Will to get her into bed! Lucas says he is not
trying to get her into bed, and that she thinks a lot of herself. She says he is
the one always walking around shirtless and showing off his six-pack abs. Lucas
wonders why she notices things like that. Lucas accuses Sami of checking him out
and wanting him. She says that is not true, but Lucas thinks it is and they end
up in a tickle fight. Lucas throws her onto the bed (it breaks, was that a
blooper.) Lucas wont stop tickling her until she admits that she wants him.
As they are on the bed romping around, Kate and Marlena arrive! Lucas and Sami
are stunned, and they ask why they didnt knock? They say they did knock, but
no one answered, and they heard screaming. Kate drags Lucas off and says she
cant believe he is doing this. She tells him that that he cannot do this, he
has to put a stop to it. She says she will not let Sami destroy them, she has
lost a husband and she wont lose a son. Meanwhile, Marlena tells Sami that
she is vulnerable and Lucas could be taking advantage of her. Sami says she
doesnt want to talk about that, and she asks how she and John are doing.
Marlena says that is none of her business, though she does say John moved out.
Sami says she knows it must have been painful, but it was the right thing to do.
Sami says she never loved John, and it is sad that it took losing dad for her to
realize thiat. As Sami comforts her mom, she says she has gotten her revenge on
John, and now she will go after Kate.

Back at the penthouse, John is about to leave again when Belle shows up. She
asks how mom is doing? Is she upstairs? John tells Belle that there is something
she should know. He says he and her mom are taking a break, as of last night he
moved out. Belle says she cant believe this. John says her mother thinks this
is for the best. Belle says he cant let this happen. John comforts her as she
cries. Belle realizes another one of Celestes premonitions have come true
(Romans death), and she worries about the one in which John kills Marlena.
Belle, in tears, asks her father if she will kill her mom?

Celeste is home asleep and is dreaming about seeing through the eyes of the
killer. She wakes up from her nightmares, and the wind blows open her window.
Romans ghost appears to Celeste and tells her to warn Bo that the danger
isnt over. Roma tells Celeste that she needs to tell Bo that they have
arrested the wrong person. Maggie appears to Celeste and tells here that Roman
is right, Tony is innocent. Roman tells Celeste that she knows Tony is innocent,
and Maggie tells her that she also knows who the killer is! Roman and Maggie
tell her that she knows who the killer is and she must warn everyone. Celeste
says she doesnt know who the killer is, but Maggie tells her that it is
buried in her subconscious, so she needs to do whatever it takes to discover the
truth. They tell her that she has the key to solving this, and she is the only
one who can. Celeste fears that she could be a target if the killer knows this.
She says she doesnt want to share their fate. Roman and Maggie warn her that
there will be many more victims if she does not solve this mystery!

Thursday

January 8, 2004Shorter than usual, typed after I saw the showAt the station, Shawn is talking with Bo and Hope about how he feels he is
being followed by someone when all of the sudden Tek shows up. Tek has some bad
news, there is no blood on the samurai sword. He tells them without hard
evidence, Tony will walk. Meanwhile, Jan has followed Shawn to the station and
is caught by an officer. She claims she came to give her condolences to the
Brady's. The officer goes in to tell this to Hope, and she suggest the young
woman sign the book of condolences, which Jan later does. As she is signing the
book, Shawn sees her from behind and thinks she looks familiar. Jan runs off,
and Shawn looks at the book she signed. Jan used an alias, but the handwriting
seems familiar to him. Shawn takes off after Jan, and Bo continues to fret over
the fact that they have nothing to use against Tony. He decides to go pay DiMera
a visit.

At Mickey's, Mickey is enjoying the huge breakfast Bonnie has made. She tells
him that he really didn't need to sleep in the extra room, they could have slept
together. Realizing her blunder, she says she just meant that the bed was big
enough for the both of them. Bonnie tries to talk about her ideas for Tuscany to
Mickey, but Mickey says he really has no money to invest right now, and he has
bigger things to worry about than Tuscany. Mickey heads off to get some
antacids, and Tony calls. Bonnie answers and asks Tony what he wants. Tony says
he wants to hire Mickey as his lawyer. Bonnie laughs and says he couldn't set a
price high enough for Mickey to take his case. Tony says he's willing to pay a 1
million dollar retainer fee up front, for starters. Bonnie is stunned, and she
tells Tony that she'll try and get Mickey to agree. Later, Mickey is stunned
when Bonnie tells him about Tony's offer, and says no way. Bonnie tells him that
if he took Tony's case, it would be a sure way to make sure Tony fries.

At Lexie's place, LExie is worried about Celeste, whose blood pressure is sky
rocketing. Celeste says it is because of the visitors she has. Celeste tells
Lexie that ROman and Maggie came to her and told her that Tony was innocent, and
she had to find the real killer. Lexie tells her that this is nuts. She begs her
mom to drop this, but Celeste says she must do what she has been asked. LExie
says it could make her a target, and Celeste says that is a chance she'll have
to take. They head to the park, and Celeste gets another vision when she sees
the Salem Spectator. The headline morphs from Tony being arrested as the killer,
to Tony being freed and cleared of all charges against him. She continues to try
and convince Lexie that Tony is innocent, but LExie won't listen. Later, Mickey
and Bonnie show up in the park, they are out jogging. Bonnie sees Lexie and
Celeste and goes to talk to them. When Bonnie learns of Celeste premonition, she
calls Mickey over to hear it. Celeste pleads with Mickey to help Tony because he
is innocent. Later, we see Jan running through the park, and Shawn is hot on her
tail!

In jail, Bart comes to see Tony. Tony tells Bart that the police have
arrested the wrong man, and he has a plan to get out of here. He tells Bart that
he will strike a deal with the killer! Later we see Tony calling Mickey, but
talking to Bonnie, as described above. Bart asks Tony if he has lost it? Tony
says it is all part of his plan, he will get his enemies to do all his work for
him. Later, Bo shows up to question Tony. Tony knows Bo wants him to admit he is
guilty, and he says he might have to plead guilty just to avoid the death
sentence, even though he is innocent. He says a DiMera just can't get a fair
trial in this town. Bo tells Tony it is not their fault that no lawyer will
represent him. Suddenly, Mickey arrives and announces to a shocked Bo and Hope
that he will represent Tony!

At the Kiriakis Mansion, Nicole walks in on Brady and CHloe sharing a moment,
and Brady ends up throwing her out. Nicole is furious, and exchanges heated
words with Victor. She tells Victor that one way or another she will have Brady,
and then she will move onto the other members of his family like Phillip and
even Shawn. He threatens her life if she hurts anyone in his family. Nicole
laughs at him and decides to head out to find the perfect weapon with which to
use to bring down the Kiriakis empire! Meanwhile, Chloe and Brady resolve to not
be apart this year, when Chloe gets a call from Madam Marin about an offer. She
is shocked and says she'll get back to her. She tells Brady that she has been
offered the lead in an opera company for an entire season, which means she will
be part of the official cast album. Brady realizes she has to take this
opportunity. CHloe doesn't want to after saying she would stay with him this
year, but he won't let her say no. She asks him to come to Europe, but he says
he has too much to do here. He says they will be fine because they are committed
to one another again. He says he will visit her, and he knows eventually, when
the opera house is done, she will return to Salem a big star, and she will
return to the man who loves her. Chloe says she has one problem with leaving him
and Salem, she doesn't know if she wants to leave him in the same house as
Nicole!

Friday

January 9Lexie shows up at Jens place with some baby clothes for her. Lexie says
she knows she doesnt need them for awhile, but she just couldnt wait to
bring them over. Jen thanks her for bringing them over. Jen pulls out one of the
shirts, which says Daddys Super Star on it. The shirt brings back
painful memories for Lexie. Lexie, who is in tears, thinks she shouldnt be
here. Jen says she should, but Lexie says it is because of her family that this
has happened to Jen. Jen says that her brother did this, not her. LExie says her
father is an awful person, and she did horrible things as well, for example
taking Hopes child. She says sometimes she thinks she is getting what she
deserves. Jen tells her not to think that way. LExie says even her mom is going
insane with her premonitions, and she doesnt think she can take it anymore.
Jen tells her that she can because she is strong. Jen tells Lexie that she has
friends who care about her, and she is here for her if she needs her. LExie says
she cant rely on her because she needs to resolve her problems with Abby, and
she needs to take care of herself without any added pressure from her. Jen says
she would never pressure her, and she asks what is going on? Lexie admits that
she is jealous of Jen for having another baby because she and Abe were trying
to, but it will never happen. Lexie says she hated herself for feeling this way,
but Jen says she has every right to feel this way. She says she is jealous of
Hope because she still has Bo, and she is jealous of her grandma for having a
long and wonderful marriage with her grandfather. Jen tells LExie that they both
shared the most awful thing that could happen, but they can also share the joys
of their children. Jen says she hasnt been pregnant for a long time, and she
will be leaning on her as a friend and a pediatrician. LExie says she will be
there for her, and she thanks her for saying what she needed to hear. Lexie asks
Jen how she is feeling, and Jen says she feels great. She says if she hadnt
heard the heartbeat than she wouldnt even think she was pregnant. Jen tells
LExie that this baby is the first thing that has made Abby smile since Jack
died. Jen says Abby wants to be a family again because of this baby. Later, Abby
and Alice come downstairs (they were upstairs working on the nursery), and Abby
asks Lexie if she could baby-sit Theo sometime so she could get practice. LExie
says sure, and Jen suggests Lexie leave Theo here where shell be around, just
in case. Later, Abby tells Jen perhaps they should postpone the Horton
Foundation Benefit this year because of her pregnancy, and because Bo and Hope
are working on the serial killer case. Jen says no way because she loves working
on that benefit. They go back to discussing the baby, and Abby wonders when the
next ultrasound is. Jen says not for a few weeks. Lexie says she has an idea.
They all head to the hospital, and Lexie gives up an ultrasound. Lexie begins
the ultrasound, and Jen can see something is bothering Lexie. Lexie says she is
just having trouble finding the heartbeat, but she finds it. Some odd sounds can
be heard, and Lexie tells Jen that something is wrong with the baby.

Shawn continues to chase Jan through the park, and they end up at the Kiriakis
mansion. Shawn runs into Nicole outside of the Kiriakis mansion. Jan is hiding
in the bushes. Shawn tells Nicole about the girl following him. Nicole asks who
it could be. Shawn says he has no idea. Nicole sees Jan in the bushes, and she
says well if it isnt a long lost friend. Shawn asks what? Nicole says
she was speaking about him of course and how he never seems to visit her
anymore. She remembers when they were in the islands and there was that one girl
who always followed him. She asks what her name was? Jan? Shawn realizes the
girl following him reminds him of Jan. Nicole asks if Jan is even in the
country? Shawn says no, she is in Europe. He says the girl just reminded her of
Jan. Nicole asks if he thinks Jan would ever come back. Shawn says no, she has
no family or friends here. Nicole says he was her friend, but he says not a very
good one. Jan mumbles that Shawn was the best friend she ever had. Nicole says
she should have been the one to help Jan after what her dad did to her. Shawn
takes off because he has to meet Belle, and then Victor comes out to scold
Nicole for fawning over Shawn. He refuses to let her hurt another member of her
family, and he threatens to make an alliance with Tony DiMera to get rid of her
if need be.

At the penthouse, Belle apologizes to her dad for asking him that question. John
says it was an honest and important question, and she wouldnt ask unless she
believed he might hurt her mother. John has something to show her, but first he
wants to know if she is afraid of him. She says of course she isnt, and
shes sorry she even said anything. Belle says this whole thing is a
nightmare. She tells him that he is the only one in their family acting normal
these days. John says he cant explain Celestes prediction, and he knows
all of Celestes other premonitions have come true. John tells Belle the
reason Marlena doesnt want to be with him right now is because she is blaming
herself, not him, for Romans death because she is guilty. Belle asks what he
means? John says she is guilty of leaving Roman, and she is blaming herself for
Roman living an unhappy life for so long. John feels bad and says her parents
problems shouldnt be hers. John says Marlena is everything to him, and
without her he doesnt know who he is or what he could become. Belle comforts
her dad, and John apologizes for laying all this heavy stuff on her. John has an
envelope, and it is what he wanted to show her. Marlena saved every card the
kids ever made, and they look through them. Belle finds one to John from Sami,
telling him that he was the best dad in the world and she loved him. Belle says
she always knew, but never really understood how much of a family he was with
Sami, Eric and Carrie. John says he still loves them as much as he ever did.
Belle says now Sami wants him and mom to be apart, and she is probably happy
this is happening. Belle fears history will repeat itself again and their family
will be torn apart this time. John says he wishes he could tell her the future,
but he cant. John tells her that all married people have problems, and he
tells her not to worry about them and just be happy with Shawn for now. Belle
prepares to leave, and John says that when he married her mother they took vows,
and he doesnt intend to break them. Belle says bye, and leaves.

Belle and Shawn meet one another in the park, and Belle tells him that her dad
has moved out. She says she thought now that Tony was arrested things would get
better, but they are only getting worse. She thanks him for being here for her.
He says he always will be here. Jan spies on them and says wanna bet! As
Jan says she hates Belle, Nicole sneaks up on Jan. Jan thanks Nicole for not
blowing her cover. Nicole says she helped Jan because she wants her to help her!

At jail, Tony gets another visitor; after Bo, Hope and Mickey have left. This
time his visitor is Marlena! Tony asks what he did to merit this private visit.
Malrena says she was married to Roman, she was a police psychiatrist, and so she
has special privileges here. She says she is here to make sure he pays! Marlena
tells Tony that she wants him gone so that all the people she loves doesnt
have to live in a world with him anymore. Marlena says she will make sure he
never hurts another human being. Mickey walks in and asks Marlena what she is
doing? Marlena says she just wants Tony to know what is in store for him, and
when she testifies she will let everyone know that a quick death is not what he
deserves. She tells him that he deserves to live in a small, dank cell devoid of
human contact and human comforts. She says then he can die, and after he is dead
he will spend an eternity in hell! Tony thinks Marlena is not a very objective
witness. Marlena tells him that he is evil, and she doesnt understand how he
could kill all those people. Tony says he didnt, but the answers she seeks
are very straight forward. Tony says their killer is afraid of being caught, and
that is why they kill again and again. Marlena tells Mickey to go home because
this man isnt worth his time. Mickey says he has to be here, he is Tonys
counsel. Marlena says no, she cannot let him do that. Mickey says they cant
prove Tony is the killer, and they cant say that he is the killer until he is
convicted. Marlena says something more must have happened to make Mickey take on
this case. Mickey remembers Celestes warning, but says nothing to MArlena.
Marlena tells Mickey that they will be advisories in court, so he might want to
leave the room because of what shes about to say. Mickey leaves, and Marlena
tells Tony that he has torn the soul out of this town. Tony says he is innocent,
and if she doesnt help him than she will have the blood of others on her
hands, and then she will die! Marlena asks him if he is threatening him? Tony
says no, the threat is her husband so he hears. Tony says that premonition must
have had some impact on her, but she says it was rubbish. Tony calls her
profession rubbish, and he says if Celestes premonition didnt disturb her,
why did he ask her husband to move out? Marlena asks why he cares what happens
to her? Tony says he doesnt, but their lives are connected after the terrible
things his father did to them. Tony then begins talking about how John destroyed
his chance at a family with Kristen just as he destroyed her family. Tony then
tells MArlena that she has the power to save them all by helping to free him.
She says she will not set him free! Tony says she knows he is innocent; he was
her friend before she decided to make him an enemy, and in her heart she knows
he is not the killer. Marlena reminds him that he left her husband in a sauna to
die. Tony says he may not follow the rules John and the Bradys do, but the
Bradys break the rules as well. Tony says he has an advantage the others in this
town dont, he knows something that nobody else does, he is not the killer! He
also says he was so close to catching the killer the night that Roman was
killed. Marlena rebuffs his statement claiming he was lurking in the bushes with
a sword. He says with all his intelligence, does she think he would hide his own
sword in the bushes? He says that was sloppy, and he is not sloppy, and he is
not guilty. However, he says if she lets an innocent man go to jail and let a
guilty one live to kill again, than she is guilty! Suddenly, marlena gets a call
from john, who says he has packed everything and wont be here when she gets
back. John tells her that he loves her, but she cant say it back. She tells
him that she has to go, and she hangs up on him. Tony tells Marlena that she
seems to be holding herself in high esteem lately, and he asks if her actions,
in her professional opinion, would be narcisissm or just plain ego? Marlena ends
up telling Tony to go to hell, and she leaves.

Back at the penthouse, John takes one final look at a photo of him and Marlena
and then heads out.